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- the present invention relates to an audio data transmission technique.
- S/PDIF standard called S/PDIF
- This technique is used as an interface to connect an audio playback device such as a CD player to a reception device such as an audio amplifier.
- a volume adjustment method when outputting sound.
- audio data of each channel is transmitted by S/PDIF first.
- Volume is then adjusted and output on the side of the reception device such as an audio amplifier.
- a dial or a remote controller for volume adjustment is prepared on the side of the reception device such as an audio amplifier to make the user adjust volume.
- volume adjustment on the transmission device side.
- a dial or a remote controller for volume adjustment is prepared on the side of the transmission device to cause the user to adjust volume.
- Data having a value corresponding to original audio data multiplied by the volume value is transmitted by S/PDIF.
- the receiving side handles it as data containing the volume value and directly outputs the data.
- one volume value is transmitted using a plurality of frames that are transmission units. For this reason, transmission takes time, and the response delays.
- the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and provides a technique of implementing audio data transmission with a high S/N ratio and quick response when the transmitting side transmits audio data and its volume value.
- a transmission apparatus comprises:
- an acquisition unit which acquires a playback volume value of audio data of a frame of interest
- a transmission unit which transmits the audio data of the frame of interest and the multiplied audio data as transmission data of the frame of interest.
- a transmission method comprises:
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration for causing a transmission apparatus to transmit audio data to a reception apparatus as a signal;
- FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an R channel speaker unit 6 ;
- FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an L channel speaker unit 11 ;
- FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an R channel speaker unit 6 ;
- FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an L channel speaker unit 11 ;
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration for causing a transmission apparatus to transmit audio data to a reception apparatus as a signal;
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing to be executed by a transmission apparatus 1 to transmit transmission data.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing to be executed by the R channel speaker unit 6 to output sound based on the transmission data.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration for causing a transmission apparatus to transmit audio data to a reception apparatus as a signal.
- the system includes a transmission apparatus 1 , and an R channel speaker unit 6 and an L channel speaker unit 11 each serving as a reception apparatus.
- the transmission apparatus 1 , R channel speaker unit 6 , and L channel speaker unit 11 are connected by wires.
- the transmission apparatus 1 can transmit data to the R channel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- the transmission apparatus 1 , R channel speaker unit 6 , and L channel speaker unit 11 may be configured to perform wireless data communication. All units shown in FIG. 1 will be explained as hardware. However, some functions may be implemented by software.
- the transmission apparatus 1 will be described first.
- the transmission apparatus 1 includes an S/PDIF reception unit 2 , audio signal processing unit 3 , remote control reception processing unit 5 , and S/PDIF transmission unit 4 .
- the S/PDIF reception unit 2 receives a digital audio signal output from an audio playback device such as a CD player.
- the S/PDIF reception unit 2 decodes the received digital audio signal and inputs the decoding result to the audio signal processing unit 3 as audio data.
- the audio signal processing unit 3 includes a circuit for performing various kinds of acoustic adjustments including sound quality adjustment such as high- and low-frequency output level adjustment and acoustic output correction such as sound field correction. Hence, the audio signal processing unit 3 causes the circuit to generate processed audio data based on the audio data of each frame input from the S/PDIF reception unit 2 . For each frame, original audio data and processed audio data generated by the circuit based on the original audio data are generated.
- This system includes a remote controller (not shown).
- the user adjusts the sound quality or uses the acoustic correction function by operating the remote controller.
- the remote control reception processing unit 5 receives an input command from the remote controller.
- the remote control reception processing unit 5 decodes the received input command and transmits the decoded command to the audio signal processing unit 3 .
- the audio signal processing unit 3 performs various kinds of processing for the audio data input from the S/PDIF reception unit 2 .
- One of adjustment items of the remote controller is volume.
- a command containing the volume value set by the adjustment is input to the remote control reception processing unit 5 .
- the remote control reception processing unit 5 decodes the command and notifies the audio signal processing unit 3 of the result.
- the audio signal processing unit 3 updates the current volume value based on the notification. More specifically, the current volume value is updated to the volume value the user has designated using the remote controller.
- the audio signal processing unit 3 For the audio data of each frame input from the S/PDIF reception unit 2 , the audio signal processing unit 3 generates (calculates) multiplied audio data by multiplying the audio data by the playback volume value. “Multiplying audio data by a playback volume value” means multiplying each data value in audio data by a playback volume value.
- the audio signal processing unit 3 sends, to the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 , the original audio data and the multiplied audio data obtained by multiplying the original audio data by the playback volume value.
- the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 encodes the data received from the audio signal processing unit 3 into data of the S/PDIF format and transmits it to the R channel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to the R channel speaker unit 6 .
- the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits data in units of “subframe”.
- subframe 1 and subframe 2 form one frame.
- Subframe 1 contains audio data (20 bits) corresponding to the R channel speaker unit 6 .
- Subframe 2 contains multiplied audio data generated by multiplying the audio data contained in subframe 1 by the volume value updated by the audio signal processing unit 3 .
- the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits a set of audio data and multiplied audio data to the R channel speaker unit 6 as the transmission data of one frame.
- FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- Subframe 1 contains audio data (20 bits) corresponding to the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- Subframe 2 contains multiplied audio data generated by multiplying the audio data contained in subframe 1 by the volume value updated by the audio signal processing unit 3 .
- the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits a set of audio data and multiplied audio data to the L channel speaker unit 11 as the transmission data of one frame.
- a set of audio data and multiplied audio data is transmitted to both speaker units as the transmission data of one frame.
- the transmission data are sequentially transmitted for the respective frames.
- the transmission apparatus 1 multiplies the audio data of the frame of interest by the playback volume value, thereby generating multiplied audio data.
- the transmission apparatus 1 transmits the audio data of the frame of interest and the multiplied audio data as the transmission data of the frame of interest.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing to be executed by the transmission apparatus 1 to transmit transmission data.
- step S 701 the S/PDIF reception unit 2 receives a digital audio signal output from an audio playback device, decodes the received digital audio signal, and outputs the decoding result to the audio signal processing unit 3 as audio data.
- step S 702 the audio signal processing unit 3 updates the current volume value based on a playback volume value acquired from the remote control reception processing unit 5 .
- step S 703 for the audio data of each frame input from the S/PDIF reception unit 2 , the audio signal processing unit 3 generates multiplied audio data by multiplying the audio data by the playback volume value. For each frame, the audio signal processing unit 3 then sends, to the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 , the original audio data and the multiplied audio data generated by multiplying the original audio data by the playback volume value.
- the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 makes subframe 1 contain the original audio data and subframe 2 contain the multiplied audio data, thereby generating, for each frame, the transmission data of a frame including subframe 1 and subframe 2 .
- This processing is performed for each of the R channel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- step S 704 the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits the transmission data of each frame to the R channel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- the R channel speaker unit 6 includes an S/PDIF reception unit 7 , audio signal processing unit 8 , amplification unit 9 , and speaker 10 .
- the S/PDIF reception unit 7 receives the transmission data transmitted from the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 , decodes the transmission data, and sends the decoding result to the audio signal processing unit 8 .
- the audio signal processing unit 8 extracts the original audio data (audio data contained in subframe 1 ) and multiplied audio data (multiplied audio data contained in subframe 2 ) contained in the decoded transmission data.
- the audio signal processing unit 8 obtains the playback volume value by dividing the multiplied audio data by the original audio data. More specifically, the audio signal processing unit 8 divides the data value of a representative frame in the multiplied audio data by the data value of a frame corresponding to the representative frame in the original audio data.
- the audio signal processing unit 8 multiplies the original audio data extracted from the transmission data by the obtained playback volume value, thereby generating playback audio data.
- the audio signal processing unit 8 sends the generated playback audio data to the amplification unit 9 of the succeeding stage.
- the amplification unit 9 amplifies the level of a signal based on the playback audio data and sends the signal to the speaker 10 . Accordingly, the speaker 10 outputs sound based on the playback audio data.
- the L channel speaker unit 11 includes an S/PDIF reception unit 12 , audio signal processing unit 13 , amplification unit 14 , and speaker 15 .
- the S/PDIF reception unit 12 receives the transmission data transmitted from the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 , decodes the transmission data, and sends the decoding result to the audio signal processing unit 13 .
- the audio signal processing unit 13 extracts the original audio data (audio data contained in subframe 1 ) and multiplied audio data (multiplied audio data contained in subframe 2 ) contained in the decoded transmission data.
- the audio signal processing unit 13 obtains the playback volume value by dividing the multiplied audio data by the original audio data.
- the audio signal processing unit 13 multiplies the original audio data extracted from the transmission data by the obtained playback volume value, thereby generating playback audio data.
- the audio signal processing unit 13 sends the generated playback audio data to the amplification unit 14 of the succeeding stage.
- the amplification unit 14 amplifies the level of a signal based on the playback audio data and sends the signal to the speaker 15 . Accordingly, the speaker 15 outputs sound based on the playback audio data.
- each of the R channel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11 is a reception apparatus capable of receiving transmission data transmitted from the transmission apparatus 1 , and receives the transmission data of each frame from the transmission apparatus 1 .
- Multiplied audio data in the received transmission data of a frame of interest is divided by audio data in the transmission data of the frame of interest to obtain the playback volume value.
- the audio data in the transmission data of the frame of interest is multiplied by the obtained playback volume value, thereby generating playback audio data of the frame of interest.
- the frame of interest is played back based on the generated playback audio data.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing to be executed by the R channel speaker unit 6 to output sound based on the transmission data. Note that this processing also applies to the L channel speaker unit 11 , as described above.
- step S 801 the S/PDIF reception unit 7 receives transmission data transmitted from the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 , decodes the transmission data, and sends the decoding result to the audio signal processing unit 8 .
- step S 802 the audio signal processing unit 8 extracts audio data and multiplied audio data contained in the decoded transmission data.
- step S 803 the audio signal processing unit 8 obtains the playback volume value by dividing the multiplied audio data by the audio data.
- step S 804 the audio signal processing unit 8 multiplies, by the obtained playback volume value, the audio data extracted from the transmission data, thereby generating playback audio data.
- step S 805 the audio signal processing unit 8 sends the generated playback audio data to the amplification unit 9 of the succeeding stage.
- the amplification unit 9 amplifies the level of a signal based on the playback audio data and sends the signal to the speaker 10 . Accordingly, the speaker 10 outputs sound based on the playback audio data.
- the playback volume value is calculated based on original audio data. This can make the output signal more accurate and improve the S/N ratio.
- subframe 2 contains a result obtained by multiplying original audio data by a playback volume value.
- subframe 2 contains a playback volume value acquired from a remote control reception processing unit 5 .
- FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an R channel speaker unit 6 .
- Subframe 1 contains audio data (20 bits) corresponding to the R channel speaker unit 6 .
- Subframe 2 contains a volume value updated by an audio signal processing unit 3 .
- an S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits a set of audio data and a playback volume value to the R channel speaker unit 6 as the transmission data of one frame.
- FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an L channel speaker unit 11 .
- Subframe 1 contains audio data (20 bits) corresponding to the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- Subframe 2 contains a volume value updated by the audio signal processing unit 3 .
- the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits a set of audio data and a playback volume value to the L channel speaker unit 11 as the transmission data of one frame.
- a set of audio data and a playback volume value is transmitted to both speaker units as the transmission data of one frame.
- the transmission data are sequentially transmitted for the respective frames.
- an S/PDIF reception unit 7 extracts the playback volume value and original audio data from the transmission data.
- An audio signal processing unit 8 multiplies the extracted data to generate multiplied audio data.
- the audio signal processing unit 8 then sends the generated multiplied audio data to an amplification unit 9 of the succeeding stage. This also applies to the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- processing of an R channel speaker unit 6 (L channel speaker unit 11 ) is different from that in the second embodiment in the following points. That is, the third embodiment is the same as the second embodiment except the following points. Note that the R channel speaker unit 6 will be explained below. The description to be made below also applies to the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- an audio signal processing unit 8 in the R channel speaker unit 6 stores it in a memory managed by itself.
- the memory stores the playback volume values of a plurality of past frames.
- original audio data extracted from a frame of interest is multiplied by a playback volume value extracted from the frame of interest.
- the playback volume value of the frame of interest is newly calculated based on the playback volume values of a plurality of past frames stored in the memory. For example, the average value of the playback volume values of k past frames from the frame of interest is calculated as the playback volume value of the frame of interest.
- the audio data of the frame of interest is multiplied by the playback volume value, thereby generating the playback audio data of the frame of interest.
- how to use the playback volume values of the k past frames to obtain the playback volume value of the frame of interest is not particularly limited. For example, a weight to be added to each past playback volume value may be set to be smaller in reverse chronological order, and the sum of the weighting results may be obtained as the playback volume value of the frame of interest.
- the value “k” used here is decided in consideration of, for example, the response of an output to a change in the playback volume value or an increase in the accuracy for a smaller number of bits of the playback volume value.
- adaptive control may be done by, e.g., increasing k when the number of bits of the playback volume value is small.
- processing of an R channel speaker unit 6 (L channel speaker unit 11 ) is different from that in the second embodiment in the following points. That is, the fourth embodiment is the same as the second embodiment except the following points. Note that the R channel speaker unit 6 will be explained below. The description to be made below also applies to the L channel speaker unit 11 .
- An audio signal processing unit 8 determines whether the value (representative value in data) of original audio data in subframe 1 is equal to or larger than the value (representative value in data) of data in subframe 2 .
- the audio signal processing unit 8 executes the determination for each frame. Upon determining, continuously for N or more frames, that the value of original audio data in subframe 1 is equal to or larger than the value of data in subframe 2 , the audio signal processing unit 8 determines that subframe 2 contains multiplied audio data. In this case, the R channel speaker unit 6 performs the same processing as in the first embodiment.
- the audio signal processing unit 8 determines that subframe 2 contains a playback volume value. In this case, the R channel speaker unit 6 performs the same processing as in the second or third embodiment.
- subframe 1 contains R channel audio data
- subframe 2 contains L channel audio data
- processing can be switched by automatically discriminating between a unique protocol and another general-purpose protocol.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration for causing a transmission apparatus to transmit audio data to a reception apparatus as a signal.
- the system includes a transmission apparatus 16 , and an R channel speaker unit 23 and an L channel speaker unit 30 each serving as a reception apparatus.
- the transmission apparatus 16 , R channel speaker unit 23 , and L channel speaker unit 30 are connected by wires.
- the transmission apparatus 16 can transmit data to the R channel speaker unit 23 and the L channel speaker unit 30 .
- the transmission apparatus 16 , R channel speaker unit 23 , and L channel speaker unit 30 may be configured to perform wireless data communication. All units shown in FIG. 6 will be explained as hardware. However, some functions may be implemented by software.
- the audio signal processing unit 3 of the arrangement shown in FIG. 1 is constituted by a microcontroller 18 , ROM 19 , and RAM 20 .
- the audio signal processing unit 8 is constituted by a microcontroller 25 , ROM 26 , and RAM 27 .
- the audio signal processing unit 13 is constituted by a microcontroller 32 , ROM 33 , and RAM 34 .
- the ROM 19 stores computer programs and data to be used to cause the microcontroller 18 to execute the above-described processing of the audio signal processing unit 3 .
- the microcontroller 18 executes processing using the computer programs and data, thereby executing the above-described processing of the audio signal processing unit 3 .
- the RAM 20 can temporarily store data.
- the ROM 26 stores computer programs and data to be used to cause the microcontroller 25 to execute the above-described processing of the audio signal processing unit 8 .
- the microcontroller 25 executes processing using the computer programs and data, thereby executing the above-described processing of the audio signal processing unit 8 .
- the RAM 27 can temporarily store data.
- the ROM 33 stores computer programs and data to be used to cause the microcontroller 32 to execute the above-described processing of the audio signal processing unit 13 .
- the microcontroller 32 executes processing using the computer programs and data, thereby executing the above-described processing of the audio signal processing unit 13 .
- the RAM 34 can temporarily store data.
- the output signal can be made more accurate, and the S/N ratio can be improved. It is also possible to increase the accuracy by temporally smoothing playback volume values.
- the above-described embodiments can also implement various kinds of conventional methods including the method of outputting sound after adjusting volume on the receiving side using only original audio data, and the method of directly outputting sound using only multiplied audio data.
- a reception device such as a general-purpose audio amplifier can also be connected and used. That is, it is possible to support various systems without changing the protocol.
- aspects of the present invention can also be realized by a computer of a system or apparatus (or devices such as a CPU or MPU) that reads out and executes a program recorded on a memory device to perform the functions of the above-described embodiment(s), and by a method, the steps of which are performed by a computer of a system or apparatus by, for example, reading out and executing a program recorded on a memory device to perform the functions of the above-described embodiment(s).
- the program is provided to the computer for example via a network or from a recording medium of various types serving as the memory device (e.g., computer-readable medium).
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an audio data transmission technique.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Progress of digital technologies is leading to development of various techniques of transmitting video and audio information as digital values. For example, a standard called S/PDIF is becoming popular as a major technique of transmitting an audio signal as a digital signal. This technique is used as an interface to connect an audio playback device such as a CD player to a reception device such as an audio amplifier.
- Examine a volume adjustment method when outputting sound. According to a common method, audio data of each channel is transmitted by S/PDIF first. Volume is then adjusted and output on the side of the reception device such as an audio amplifier. In this case, a dial or a remote controller for volume adjustment is prepared on the side of the reception device such as an audio amplifier to make the user adjust volume.
- However, certain kinds of audio system configurations require volume adjustment on the transmission device side. In this case, a dial or a remote controller for volume adjustment is prepared on the side of the transmission device to cause the user to adjust volume. Data having a value corresponding to original audio data multiplied by the volume value is transmitted by S/PDIF. The receiving side handles it as data containing the volume value and directly outputs the data.
- To transmit the volume value on the transmission device side, for example, a technique disclosed in patent reference (Japanese Patent No. 3085931) is used. The technique disclosed in the patent reference transmits volume data embedded in part of transmission data.
- When the method of transmitting data which has a value corresponding to original audio data multiplied by the volume value is used to transmit volume information from the transmission device side, the value obtained by multiplication becomes small as the volume value decreases, resulting in poor S/N ratio.
- In the method of transmitting volume data embedded in part of transmission data, one volume value is transmitted using a plurality of frames that are transmission units. For this reason, transmission takes time, and the response delays.
- The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and provides a technique of implementing audio data transmission with a high S/N ratio and quick response when the transmitting side transmits audio data and its volume value.
- According to the first aspect of the present invention, a transmission apparatus, comprises:
- an acquisition unit which acquires a playback volume value of audio data of a frame of interest;
- a unit which generates multiplied audio data by multiplying the audio data of the frame of interest by the playback volume value; and
- a transmission unit which transmits the audio data of the frame of interest and the multiplied audio data as transmission data of the frame of interest.
- According to the second aspect of the present invention, a transmission method, comprises:
- an acquisition step of acquiring a playback volume value of audio data of a frame of interest;
- a step of generating multiplied audio data by multiplying the audio data of the frame of interest by the playback volume value; and
- a transmission step of transmitting the audio data of the frame of interest and the multiplied audio data as transmission data of the frame of interest.
- Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration for causing a transmission apparatus to transmit audio data to a reception apparatus as a signal; -
FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an Rchannel speaker unit 6; -
FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an L channel speaker unit 11; -
FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an Rchannel speaker unit 6; -
FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an L channel speaker unit 11; -
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration for causing a transmission apparatus to transmit audio data to a reception apparatus as a signal; -
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing to be executed by atransmission apparatus 1 to transmit transmission data; and -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing to be executed by the Rchannel speaker unit 6 to output sound based on the transmission data. - The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the embodiments will be explained as merely examples of the arrangement of the present invention described in the appended claims, and the present invention is not limited by the embodiments to be described below.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration for causing a transmission apparatus to transmit audio data to a reception apparatus as a signal. As shown inFIG. 1 , the system includes atransmission apparatus 1, and an Rchannel speaker unit 6 and an L channel speaker unit 11 each serving as a reception apparatus. Thetransmission apparatus 1, Rchannel speaker unit 6, and L channel speaker unit 11 are connected by wires. Thetransmission apparatus 1 can transmit data to the Rchannel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11. Note that thetransmission apparatus 1, Rchannel speaker unit 6, and L channel speaker unit 11 may be configured to perform wireless data communication. All units shown inFIG. 1 will be explained as hardware. However, some functions may be implemented by software. - The
transmission apparatus 1 will be described first. - The
transmission apparatus 1 includes an S/PDIF reception unit 2, audiosignal processing unit 3, remote controlreception processing unit 5, and S/PDIF transmission unit 4. - The S/
PDIF reception unit 2 receives a digital audio signal output from an audio playback device such as a CD player. The S/PDIF reception unit 2 decodes the received digital audio signal and inputs the decoding result to the audiosignal processing unit 3 as audio data. - The audio
signal processing unit 3 includes a circuit for performing various kinds of acoustic adjustments including sound quality adjustment such as high- and low-frequency output level adjustment and acoustic output correction such as sound field correction. Hence, the audiosignal processing unit 3 causes the circuit to generate processed audio data based on the audio data of each frame input from the S/PDIF reception unit 2. For each frame, original audio data and processed audio data generated by the circuit based on the original audio data are generated. - This system includes a remote controller (not shown). The user adjusts the sound quality or uses the acoustic correction function by operating the remote controller. The remote control
reception processing unit 5 receives an input command from the remote controller. The remote controlreception processing unit 5 decodes the received input command and transmits the decoded command to the audiosignal processing unit 3. - In accordance with the command received from the remote control
reception processing unit 5, the audiosignal processing unit 3 performs various kinds of processing for the audio data input from the S/PDIF reception unit 2. One of adjustment items of the remote controller is volume. When the user adjusts (sets) the volume level by operating the remote controller, a command containing the volume value set by the adjustment is input to the remote controlreception processing unit 5. The remote controlreception processing unit 5 decodes the command and notifies the audiosignal processing unit 3 of the result. The audiosignal processing unit 3 updates the current volume value based on the notification. More specifically, the current volume value is updated to the volume value the user has designated using the remote controller. - Hence, for the audio data of each frame input from the S/
PDIF reception unit 2, the audiosignal processing unit 3 generates (calculates) multiplied audio data by multiplying the audio data by the playback volume value. “Multiplying audio data by a playback volume value” means multiplying each data value in audio data by a playback volume value. - For each frame, the audio
signal processing unit 3 sends, to the S/PDIF transmission unit 4, the original audio data and the multiplied audio data obtained by multiplying the original audio data by the playback volume value. - The S/
PDIF transmission unit 4 encodes the data received from the audiosignal processing unit 3 into data of the S/PDIF format and transmits it to the Rchannel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11. -
FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to the Rchannel speaker unit 6. The S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits data in units of “subframe”. In this embodiment,subframe 1 andsubframe 2 form one frame. -
Subframe 1 contains audio data (20 bits) corresponding to the Rchannel speaker unit 6. -
Subframe 2 contains multiplied audio data generated by multiplying the audio data contained insubframe 1 by the volume value updated by the audiosignal processing unit 3. Hence, the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits a set of audio data and multiplied audio data to the Rchannel speaker unit 6 as the transmission data of one frame. -
FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to the L channel speaker unit 11.Subframe 1 contains audio data (20 bits) corresponding to the L channel speaker unit 11.Subframe 2 contains multiplied audio data generated by multiplying the audio data contained insubframe 1 by the volume value updated by the audiosignal processing unit 3. Hence, the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits a set of audio data and multiplied audio data to the L channel speaker unit 11 as the transmission data of one frame. - In this way, a set of audio data and multiplied audio data is transmitted to both speaker units as the transmission data of one frame. The transmission data are sequentially transmitted for the respective frames.
- In other words, upon acquiring the playback volume value of audio data of a frame of interest, the
transmission apparatus 1 multiplies the audio data of the frame of interest by the playback volume value, thereby generating multiplied audio data. Thetransmission apparatus 1 transmits the audio data of the frame of interest and the multiplied audio data as the transmission data of the frame of interest. -
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing to be executed by thetransmission apparatus 1 to transmit transmission data. - In step S701, the S/
PDIF reception unit 2 receives a digital audio signal output from an audio playback device, decodes the received digital audio signal, and outputs the decoding result to the audiosignal processing unit 3 as audio data. - In step S702, the audio
signal processing unit 3 updates the current volume value based on a playback volume value acquired from the remote controlreception processing unit 5. - In step S703, for the audio data of each frame input from the S/
PDIF reception unit 2, the audiosignal processing unit 3 generates multiplied audio data by multiplying the audio data by the playback volume value. For each frame, the audiosignal processing unit 3 then sends, to the S/PDIF transmission unit 4, the original audio data and the multiplied audio data generated by multiplying the original audio data by the playback volume value. - The S/
PDIF transmission unit 4 makessubframe 1 contain the original audio data andsubframe 2 contain the multiplied audio data, thereby generating, for each frame, the transmission data of aframe including subframe 1 andsubframe 2. This processing is performed for each of the Rchannel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11. - In step S704, the S/
PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits the transmission data of each frame to the Rchannel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11. - The R
channel speaker unit 6 will be described next. The Rchannel speaker unit 6 includes an S/PDIF reception unit 7, audiosignal processing unit 8,amplification unit 9, andspeaker 10. - The S/
PDIF reception unit 7 receives the transmission data transmitted from the S/PDIF transmission unit 4, decodes the transmission data, and sends the decoding result to the audiosignal processing unit 8. - The audio
signal processing unit 8 extracts the original audio data (audio data contained in subframe 1) and multiplied audio data (multiplied audio data contained in subframe 2) contained in the decoded transmission data. The audiosignal processing unit 8 obtains the playback volume value by dividing the multiplied audio data by the original audio data. More specifically, the audiosignal processing unit 8 divides the data value of a representative frame in the multiplied audio data by the data value of a frame corresponding to the representative frame in the original audio data. - The audio
signal processing unit 8 multiplies the original audio data extracted from the transmission data by the obtained playback volume value, thereby generating playback audio data. The audiosignal processing unit 8 sends the generated playback audio data to theamplification unit 9 of the succeeding stage. - The
amplification unit 9 amplifies the level of a signal based on the playback audio data and sends the signal to thespeaker 10. Accordingly, thespeaker 10 outputs sound based on the playback audio data. - The L channel speaker unit 11 will be described next. The L channel speaker unit 11 includes an S/
PDIF reception unit 12, audiosignal processing unit 13,amplification unit 14, andspeaker 15. - The S/
PDIF reception unit 12 receives the transmission data transmitted from the S/PDIF transmission unit 4, decodes the transmission data, and sends the decoding result to the audiosignal processing unit 13. - The audio
signal processing unit 13 extracts the original audio data (audio data contained in subframe 1) and multiplied audio data (multiplied audio data contained in subframe 2) contained in the decoded transmission data. The audiosignal processing unit 13 obtains the playback volume value by dividing the multiplied audio data by the original audio data. The audiosignal processing unit 13 multiplies the original audio data extracted from the transmission data by the obtained playback volume value, thereby generating playback audio data. The audiosignal processing unit 13 sends the generated playback audio data to theamplification unit 14 of the succeeding stage. - The
amplification unit 14 amplifies the level of a signal based on the playback audio data and sends the signal to thespeaker 15. Accordingly, thespeaker 15 outputs sound based on the playback audio data. - In other words, each of the R
channel speaker unit 6 and the L channel speaker unit 11 is a reception apparatus capable of receiving transmission data transmitted from thetransmission apparatus 1, and receives the transmission data of each frame from thetransmission apparatus 1. Multiplied audio data in the received transmission data of a frame of interest is divided by audio data in the transmission data of the frame of interest to obtain the playback volume value. The audio data in the transmission data of the frame of interest is multiplied by the obtained playback volume value, thereby generating playback audio data of the frame of interest. The frame of interest is played back based on the generated playback audio data. -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing to be executed by the Rchannel speaker unit 6 to output sound based on the transmission data. Note that this processing also applies to the L channel speaker unit 11, as described above. - In step S801, the S/
PDIF reception unit 7 receives transmission data transmitted from the S/PDIF transmission unit 4, decodes the transmission data, and sends the decoding result to the audiosignal processing unit 8. - In step S802, the audio
signal processing unit 8 extracts audio data and multiplied audio data contained in the decoded transmission data. - In step S803, the audio
signal processing unit 8 obtains the playback volume value by dividing the multiplied audio data by the audio data. - In step S804, the audio
signal processing unit 8 multiplies, by the obtained playback volume value, the audio data extracted from the transmission data, thereby generating playback audio data. - In step S805, the audio
signal processing unit 8 sends the generated playback audio data to theamplification unit 9 of the succeeding stage. Theamplification unit 9 amplifies the level of a signal based on the playback audio data and sends the signal to thespeaker 10. Accordingly, thespeaker 10 outputs sound based on the playback audio data. - As described above, according to this embodiment, the playback volume value is calculated based on original audio data. This can make the output signal more accurate and improve the S/N ratio.
- In the first embodiment,
subframe 2 contains a result obtained by multiplying original audio data by a playback volume value. However, in the second embodiment,subframe 2 contains a playback volume value acquired from a remote controlreception processing unit 5. -
FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an Rchannel speaker unit 6.Subframe 1 contains audio data (20 bits) corresponding to the Rchannel speaker unit 6.Subframe 2 contains a volume value updated by an audiosignal processing unit 3. Hence, an S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits a set of audio data and a playback volume value to the Rchannel speaker unit 6 as the transmission data of one frame. -
FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the format of data to be transmitted to an L channel speaker unit 11.Subframe 1 contains audio data (20 bits) corresponding to the L channel speaker unit 11.Subframe 2 contains a volume value updated by the audiosignal processing unit 3. Hence, the S/PDIF transmission unit 4 transmits a set of audio data and a playback volume value to the L channel speaker unit 11 as the transmission data of one frame. - In this way, a set of audio data and a playback volume value is transmitted to both speaker units as the transmission data of one frame. The transmission data are sequentially transmitted for the respective frames.
- On the side of the R
channel speaker unit 6, an S/PDIF reception unit 7 extracts the playback volume value and original audio data from the transmission data. An audiosignal processing unit 8 multiplies the extracted data to generate multiplied audio data. The audiosignal processing unit 8 then sends the generated multiplied audio data to anamplification unit 9 of the succeeding stage. This also applies to the L channel speaker unit 11. - The remainders are the same as in the first embodiment.
- In the third embodiment, processing of an R channel speaker unit 6 (L channel speaker unit 11) is different from that in the second embodiment in the following points. That is, the third embodiment is the same as the second embodiment except the following points. Note that the R
channel speaker unit 6 will be explained below. The description to be made below also applies to the L channel speaker unit 11. - Every time a playback volume value is extracted from transmission data, an audio
signal processing unit 8 in the Rchannel speaker unit 6 stores it in a memory managed by itself. Hence, the memory stores the playback volume values of a plurality of past frames. - In the second embodiment, original audio data extracted from a frame of interest is multiplied by a playback volume value extracted from the frame of interest. In the third embodiment, the playback volume value of the frame of interest is newly calculated based on the playback volume values of a plurality of past frames stored in the memory. For example, the average value of the playback volume values of k past frames from the frame of interest is calculated as the playback volume value of the frame of interest. The audio data of the frame of interest is multiplied by the playback volume value, thereby generating the playback audio data of the frame of interest. Note that although the average is calculated here, how to use the playback volume values of the k past frames to obtain the playback volume value of the frame of interest is not particularly limited. For example, a weight to be added to each past playback volume value may be set to be smaller in reverse chronological order, and the sum of the weighting results may be obtained as the playback volume value of the frame of interest.
- The value “k” used here is decided in consideration of, for example, the response of an output to a change in the playback volume value or an increase in the accuracy for a smaller number of bits of the playback volume value. For example, adaptive control may be done by, e.g., increasing k when the number of bits of the playback volume value is small.
- As described above, it is possible to increase the accuracy and improve the S/N ratio by temporally smoothing the playback volume values.
- In the fourth embodiment, processing of an R channel speaker unit 6 (L channel speaker unit 11) is different from that in the second embodiment in the following points. That is, the fourth embodiment is the same as the second embodiment except the following points. Note that the R
channel speaker unit 6 will be explained below. The description to be made below also applies to the L channel speaker unit 11. - An audio
signal processing unit 8 determines whether the value (representative value in data) of original audio data insubframe 1 is equal to or larger than the value (representative value in data) of data insubframe 2. The audiosignal processing unit 8 executes the determination for each frame. Upon determining, continuously for N or more frames, that the value of original audio data insubframe 1 is equal to or larger than the value of data insubframe 2, the audiosignal processing unit 8 determines thatsubframe 2 contains multiplied audio data. In this case, the Rchannel speaker unit 6 performs the same processing as in the first embodiment. - On the other hand, if it is not determined, continuously for N or more frames, that the value of original audio data in
subframe 1 is equal to or larger than the value of data insubframe 2, the audiosignal processing unit 8 determines thatsubframe 2 contains a playback volume value. In this case, the Rchannel speaker unit 6 performs the same processing as in the second or third embodiment. - Note that in the latter case, it may be determined that, for example,
subframe 1 contains R channel audio data, andsubframe 2 contains L channel audio data, and processing of causing the user to select data to be output may be executed. - As described above, according to this embodiment, processing can be switched by automatically discriminating between a unique protocol and another general-purpose protocol.
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FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration for causing a transmission apparatus to transmit audio data to a reception apparatus as a signal. As shown inFIG. 6 , the system includes atransmission apparatus 16, and an Rchannel speaker unit 23 and an Lchannel speaker unit 30 each serving as a reception apparatus. Thetransmission apparatus 16, Rchannel speaker unit 23, and Lchannel speaker unit 30 are connected by wires. Thetransmission apparatus 16 can transmit data to the Rchannel speaker unit 23 and the Lchannel speaker unit 30. Note that thetransmission apparatus 16, Rchannel speaker unit 23, and Lchannel speaker unit 30 may be configured to perform wireless data communication. All units shown inFIG. 6 will be explained as hardware. However, some functions may be implemented by software. - In the arrangement shown in
FIG. 6 , the audiosignal processing unit 3 of the arrangement shown inFIG. 1 is constituted by a microcontroller 18,ROM 19, andRAM 20. The audiosignal processing unit 8 is constituted by amicrocontroller 25,ROM 26, and RAM 27. The audiosignal processing unit 13 is constituted by amicrocontroller 32,ROM 33, andRAM 34. - More specifically, the
ROM 19 stores computer programs and data to be used to cause the microcontroller 18 to execute the above-described processing of the audiosignal processing unit 3. The microcontroller 18 executes processing using the computer programs and data, thereby executing the above-described processing of the audiosignal processing unit 3. At this time, theRAM 20 can temporarily store data. - The
ROM 26 stores computer programs and data to be used to cause themicrocontroller 25 to execute the above-described processing of the audiosignal processing unit 8. Themicrocontroller 25 executes processing using the computer programs and data, thereby executing the above-described processing of the audiosignal processing unit 8. At this time, the RAM 27 can temporarily store data. - The
ROM 33 stores computer programs and data to be used to cause themicrocontroller 32 to execute the above-described processing of the audiosignal processing unit 13. Themicrocontroller 32 executes processing using the computer programs and data, thereby executing the above-described processing of the audiosignal processing unit 13. At this time, theRAM 34 can temporarily store data. - According to the above-described embodiments, the following effects can be obtained.
- First, since an output signal is calculated based on original audio data, the output signal can be made more accurate, and the S/N ratio can be improved. It is also possible to increase the accuracy by temporally smoothing playback volume values.
- In addition, since a playback volume value is transmitted for each frame, the speed of reflecting volume on output sound increases as compared to the conventional method of transmitting one piece of volume information using a plurality of frames. This is especially advantageous when, for example, varying volume in real time.
- There is, for example, a technique called dynamic range compression. This technique decreases volume to prevent the sound output level from rising when the data value of audio data is large, or increases volume to make sound easy to listen when the data value of audio data is small. This processing requires quick response of volume control. Hence, in this case, the above-described embodiments effectively function.
- The above-described embodiments can also implement various kinds of conventional methods including the method of outputting sound after adjusting volume on the receiving side using only original audio data, and the method of directly outputting sound using only multiplied audio data. For example, a reception device such as a general-purpose audio amplifier can also be connected and used. That is, it is possible to support various systems without changing the protocol.
- Aspects of the present invention can also be realized by a computer of a system or apparatus (or devices such as a CPU or MPU) that reads out and executes a program recorded on a memory device to perform the functions of the above-described embodiment(s), and by a method, the steps of which are performed by a computer of a system or apparatus by, for example, reading out and executing a program recorded on a memory device to perform the functions of the above-described embodiment(s). For this purpose, the program is provided to the computer for example via a network or from a recording medium of various types serving as the memory device (e.g., computer-readable medium).
- While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. The scope of the following claims is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures and functions.
- This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-011118 filed Jan. 21, 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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